Russian Peasants and Soviet Power: A Study of Collectivization (Norton Library; N752)

Lewin, Moshe

ISBN 10: 0393007529 / ISBN 13: 9780393007527

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 1975

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing. Seller Inventory # BSM.11Q4U

Synopsis:

The collectivization of the peasants in the USSR constituted a social upheaval of a totally unprecedented nature. It was one of the most remarkable events of the present century and it has a history as long as that of Soviet power itself. The idea of a collectivized agriculture, much favoured by the leadership after the revolution, had been left in abeyance during the NEP period. Interest in the idea, and in the collective movement, revived at the time of the ‘grain crisis’ at the beginning of 1928. It was during this crisis that collectivization of the peasantry and the creation of a powerful kolkhoz and sovkhoz sector began to be taken seriously as a means of solving, at one and the same time, both the formidable problem of grain and the whole ‘accursed problem’ of relations between the Soviet authorities and the peasants.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Russian Peasants and Soviet Power: A Study ...
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication Date: 1975
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good